5 things that annoy Vince McMahon

Vince McMahon is the main man in WWE and the #1 guy in pro wrestling and has been that way for decades now. People have had many things to say about him and he's been on our television screens for a long time now.

Sure, his role on TV has somewhat phased down over the past decade or so, but even then, his on-screen persona is just a slight reflection of his real self. While many characters are toned up versions of their real selves, McMahon happens to be a toned down version of himself on-screen.

He has all kinds of quirks and is known to love micromanaging, which explains a lot of specific words that WWE likes to use and avoid. There have been all kinds of stories of him, and sometimes we even question whether he's human or not. After all, he essentially works non-stop, hardly even considering what he does as "work" in the first place.

However, there are quite a few things that can annoy him, and it's best not to cross the boss. Here's what annoys Vince McMahon.

#5. Excuses

Many former creative writers have said in the past that one thing that Vince McMahon simply can't stand is excuses. We don't really blame him in this case, especially when he's running and operating a show at such a high level.

Given that he's very hands-on with everything that goes on, writers and other people have to answer to him, and while mistakes and botches happen, one thing to never do in front of Vince McMahon is to try and justify yourself with a list of excuses.

One of the ways to get in his good books is by making him laugh, but otherwise, it's best to just accept your mistakes and take responsibility rather than to try and find an excuse.

#4. Constantly talking without stopping

Have you ever had one of those situations where you're talking to your boss or someone rather intimidating, and when trying to explain, you just keep going on and on and on?

According to Bubba Ray Dudley, one of the big mistakes that people make when pitching something to Vince is talking non-stop. The ideal way to go about it is to make a point crisp, concise and to the point.

Vince McMahon reportedly doesn't like it at all when people keep talking over.

#3. People being intimidated by him

Vince McMahon is always viewed as by many people as "intimidating". Going back to Bubba Ray Dudley, he's stated that he's seen grown men who were big in size stand outside McMahon's office and have second thoughts before even entering.

McMahon doesn't like to consider himself intimidating, and reportedly gets annoyed if you call him that. However, superstars like Dean Ambrose who have a great relationship with him would beg to differ.

#2. "Title shot" and other words

Ever imagined what it was like to see someone as big as Braun Strowman get chewed out by Vince McMahon? According to Mick Foley, it's happened, and for a very bizarre reason at that.

In a particular segment on RAW, Braun Strowman stated that he wanted a 'title shot'. Backstage, McMahon was furious. Foley recounted his experience of Vince McMahon "chewing Strowman out" over not using the proper terminology. He said:

I was about to go out there a couple weeks ago, and I heard Braun Strowman say, I want a title shot. Mr. McMahon’s behind the curtain, at the board watching the monitor, and he goes, oh god, it’s not a title shot. I was thinking to myself, then what is it? That’s exactly what I would go to call it when I would go out there. You want a title shot? He’s like, it’s a title match. It’s a match! So if you ever wonder what it’s like to see a six-foot-eight, three hundred pound behemoth get chewed out, you should’ve been there.”

McMahon has a history of being very specific about buzzwords, and that's why the commentators are made to use such specific terminology every week.

#1. Sneezing

You read that right. The boss of the WWE, the #1 man in all of pro wrestling, the billionaire himself Vince McMahon despises sneezing. But why is this the case? Reportedly, McMahon hates when someone sneezes because he feels that it's something that he can't very control.

Jim Ross said:

Vince can't control his sneezing, like all of us, and he doesn't like things occurring that he can't control. Many of us found it a source of humor.

On Stone Cold Steve Austin's podcast, Paul Heyman revealed a story as well, where he was having a conversation with Vince when the latter abruptly sneezed. McMahon reportedly looked at his hands in disbelief and said: